YWCA of Alliance

Calling all trunk decorators and candy donors!

Let’s make this year’s Fall Festival the best one yet! Your contribution, whether big or small, will make a world of difference.

For any questions or additional information, please contact (330) 823-1840.

Last Friday marked the 4th Annual 𝓨𝓦𝓒𝓐 𝓤𝓝𝓘𝓣𝓨 𝓦𝓐𝓛𝓚!

Thank you to every single person who made their way out in the heat to unite against hatred.

Everybody’s participation visibly demonstrated solidarity and commitment to creating a more inclusive and compassionate society, which is so moving to see year after year.

We are beyond appreciative of all of the groups that helped make this event possible, which include Union Avenue Methodist Church, Father John Coventry from Trinity Episcopal, La Familia Motorcycle Club, Main Street Alliance, Alliance Chamber of Commerce, and Alpha Tau Omega of Mount Union.

Next week will be the Labor of Love Sale at the YWCA Career & Fashion Boutique! September 3-7 only all clothing will be 50% off! Don't miss out on this deal as we head into the fall season!

We are currently in need of a few sizes of clothing/shoes. Any gently used or new items in these sizes would be greatly appreciated and can be dropped off at our main office (239 E Market St, Alliance 44601). Thank you!

Check out our newly installed 𝕃𝕖𝕘𝕒𝕔𝕪 𝕎𝕒𝕝𝕜𝕨𝕒𝕪! Over the past year, individuals and organizations have purchased bricks to showcase their legacy and contribute to the YWCA legacy.

Thank you, DeHoff’s, for bringing this project to life.

If you would still like to purchase a brick for the walkway, you can! More further information, click here: https://ezengraver.com/ywca/order

Flash Sale! Next week only (August 26-31) fill a bag for $2 with summer clothes!

🆘 Urgent Need Alert! 🆘

Our Transitional Housing Program at YWCA Alliance is in need of 𝟮 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 to help our residents prepare meals easily and safely as they work towards stability and independence.

Can you help us? Your donation of a new or gently used microwave can make a big difference in the lives of those who are rebuilding their lives after difficult times. 🏠💙

👉 How to Donate:

Drop off at 239 E Market St Alliance, Ohio 44601
Contact us at (330)823-1840 for more information
Or visit https://secure.everyaction.com/6bOHqdnEW0OHA0kixxNATA2 to contribute funds for a new microwave

Every bit of support counts and brings us closer to providing a safe, nurturing environment for our residents. Thank you for your kindness and generosity! 🙏

General Donations

We are pleased to announce that YWCA Alliance's 4th Annual 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸 will be on Friday, August 30 beginning at 5 PM. We will be meeting on the corner of S Arch Ave and E Main St in the Camelot Pocket Park.

This highly anticipated event is more than just a walk—it’s a powerful gathering that celebrates community, inclusivity, and the strength that comes from coming together as one.

This year’s Unity Walk is in collaboration with Main Street Alliance’s Final Friday event. Before and after the walk, we encourage everyone to enjoy the Final Friday festivities that will include food vendors, music, art, and more!

We need Meals on Wheels Volunteer Drivers!


Currently we need drivers for Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The delivery time is between 10:45 AM and 12:30 PM.

Those who can't leave the house need people who are happy to volunteer an hour of their time one day a week to ensure they stay fed.

In most cases, our patrons have no other family. The only people they see or talk to are the YW Staff and our MOW drivers. It is so much more than a meal, it is literally a lifeline.

Here is the training video to show you how.
https://youtu.be/ZiF2h0ai3Xw?si=gXrOGRI2FqiG4kB-

PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD.
It costs you nothing to press share, but I can ensure you over 150 people in our community will be thankful you did.

Meals on Wheels Home Delivery Training Video Interested in becoming a volunteer? Watch this video to learn more.

𝟤𝟫𝓉𝒽 𝒜𝓃𝓃𝓊𝒶𝓁 𝒢𝑜𝓁𝒻 𝒮𝒸𝓇𝒶𝓂𝒷𝓁𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝒸𝒶𝓅

ʟᴀꜱᴛ ꜰʀɪᴅᴀʏ, 134 ɢᴏʟꜰᴇʀꜱ ᴊᴏɪɴᴇᴅ ᴜꜱ ᴀᴛ ᴛᴀɴɴᴇɴʜᴀᴜꜰ ɢᴏʟꜰ ᴄᴏᴜʀꜱᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴏᴜʀ ɢᴏʟꜰ ꜱᴄʀᴀᴍʙʟᴇ. ⛳️

ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴏꜱɪᴛʏ ᴏꜰ ᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴇᴀᴍꜱ, ꜱᴘᴏɴꜱᴏʀꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴏʟᴜɴᴛᴇᴇʀꜱ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙʀɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏxɪᴍᴀᴛᴇʟʏ $11,000.

ᴡᴇ'ᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴀ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴠᴇ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏʟᴇʀᴛᴏɴ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴏᴜꜱ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴɢᴏɪɴɢ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ.

🎉 ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴡɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴇᴀᴍꜱ:
ᴍᴇɴ'ꜱ ᴅɪᴠɪꜱɪᴏɴ: ᴄʜʀɪꜱ ꜱᴛʀᴏᴜᴘ, ᴅᴀᴠᴇ ᴅʀᴜᴍᴍ, ʀᴏᴅɴᴇʏ ʙʟᴀᴋᴇᴍᴀɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴇꜰꜰ ʙᴀᴜᴍ
ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ'ꜱ ᴅɪᴠɪꜱɪᴏɴ: ʀᴏꜱᴇ ʜᴏᴘᴘ, ᴄɪɴᴅʏ ꜱᴄᴏᴛᴛ, ʟɪᴢ ᴊᴏɴᴇꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴɴɪᴇ ᴅᴏᴡʟɪɴɢ
ᴍɪxᴇᴅ ᴅɪᴠɪꜱɪᴏɴ: ᴊᴀᴄᴋ ʙᴜʀɴQᴜɪꜱᴛ, ᴘʜɪʟ ꜰʀᴀɴᴄɪꜱ, ᴄᴀʀᴏʟ ʙᴏɴᴀᴠɪᴛᴀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴇᴀɴ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʟʟ

𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓃𝓀 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝑜 𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝓅𝒶𝓇𝓉𝒾𝒸𝒾𝓅𝒶𝓃𝓉𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝓉𝓇𝒾𝒷𝓊𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓈 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝓈𝓊𝒸𝒽 𝒶 𝓈𝓊𝒸𝒸𝑒𝓈𝓈!

Our POP (Power of the Period) Program has experienced increased demand and we expect this to continue as school starts back up, as we provide the packs directly to the schools for distribution.

We are currently in need of small pouches to pack the period products in (think small makeup/pencil pouches). Any new or gently used pouches would be greatly appreciated. We created an Amazon wishlist with these pouches that can be found here: https://a.co/hLs8qWR

Volunteer opportunity! We're in need of help packaging meals for Meals on Wheels throughout August. Scan this QR code or sign up at https://tinyurl.com/mrx2sehs

We’re so grateful to partner with so many organizations to bring Summer Explorers to life. Thank you, Greater Alliance Foundation for funding this program!

Thank you to the YWCA of Alliance for helping serve dinner at the Summer Explorers Family Night this year! 🍎

It would not be possible for this program to be successful for the past 10 years without the help of groups like YWCA of Alliance, Alliance City Schools, Rodman Public Library, University of Mount Union, and Alliance Family YMCA.

We are so grateful to have Sew4Service - Alliance, OH Chapter in Alliance! We greatly appreciate being the recipients of so many items that we get to distribute to those in need.

Thank you to everyone who came out to Aeonian Brewing Co. for our 𝓒𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓶𝓪𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓙𝓾𝓵𝔂 event on Saturday!

Your support allowed us to raise over $600 and multiple boxes full of toys for our 𝓖𝓲𝓯𝓽𝓼 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓗𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽 Christmas Outreach Program!

We'd like to give a special thank you to Aeonian Brewing Co. for their ongoing support of the YWCA as well as this program specifically that benefits the Alliance youth.

Reminder: Christmas in July is THIS Saturday at Aeonian Brewing Co. from 6-8 PM!

Santa will be present from 6:30-8:30 & live music will be played by Zach Taylor from 6:30-9:30. There will also be a 50/50 raffle & bake sale.

We will be collecting new, unopened toys at this event for our Gifts From the Heart Christmas Outreach Program, which assists families who need "a little extra" to round out their Christmas!

We hope to see you there!!

Summer break doesn't mean our students stop learning! The six-week Summer Explorers program for students in grades 2-5 helps prevent "summer slide," the learning that is lost throughout the summer months. This is generously funded by Greater Alliance Foundation.

Last week, Summer Explorers concluded with Family Night, where students got to show off the skills and information they learned to their friends and family. Students also received backpacks full of supplies for the upcoming school year through the YWCA ABC for Kids program. The Carnation Queen contestants volunteered their time to pack over 200 backpacks for the Alliance students.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to these programs and showed their commitment to our youth!

Today is Black Women's Equal Pay Day. The wage gap still exists and disproportionately affects Black women.

Compared to non-Hispanic white men, Black women earn 69 cents to the dollar for full-time, year-round, equal work. This gap widens to 66 cents to the dollar when looking at all Black women earners.

"Black women continue to be underpaid, undervalued, and overrepresented in jobs that lack important workplace protections."

Help us create change by urging Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act at https://p2a.co/liUq6uO.

Urge Congress members to co-sponsor The Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination (BE HEARD) in the Workplace Act at https://p2a.co/ZLUA4Yd.

We are looking to fill quite a few volunteer shifts in the kitchen packaging meals for Meals on Wheels in July. Scan this QR code or visit https://tinyurl.com/2fnjds54 to sign up.

Feel free to view this short training presentation before signing up: https://tinyurl.com/3ffj43b3

Wishing everyone a happy and safe 4th of July holiday! Our office is closed today (7/4) and Meals on Wheels will not be delivered. Tomorrow (7/5), our office will be closed but Meals on Wheels WILL be delivered.

Join us at Aeonian Brewing Co. for 𝒞𝒽𝓇𝒾𝓈𝓉𝓂𝒶𝓈 𝒾𝓃 𝒥𝓊𝓁𝓎 on Saturday, July 20 from 6-8 PM

There will be visits with Santa, a 50/50 raffle, bake sale, and live music by Zach Taylor (6:30-9:30).

The YWCA will be collecting new, unopened toys in preparation for our Gifts from the Heart Christmas Outreach Program. We will be collecting toys at the event and throughout the entire month of July. The YWCA Main Office, Aeonian Brewing, Sister Social, Union House, Nest on State, A-Town Burgers & Brews, and Raising Cane's each have a drop-off box for toys!

Today we celebrate the anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. President John F Kennedy proposed the act in 1963, which was then passed by Congress in 1964 and signed into law by President Lyndon B Johnson just hours later.

This act outlawed segregation in all businesses, including restaurants, hotels, and theaters. It also banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, s*x or national origin.

This is considered one of the crowning achievements of the Civil Rights Movement. This act was also expanded upon by Congress in the following years. As we celebrate the anniversary of this milestone, we look toward the future and build upon the work of those who came before us.

Catch us at stop 29 on the Historic Walking Trail.

Thank you for including the Alliance YWCA (Craven House) and it's history Alliance Historical Society & Haines House - Alliance Area Preservation Society!

Congratulations Caitie🎉Thank you for your ongoing dedication to the YWCA!

Meet Twenty under 40! honoree Caitie Scott: 'Organically be yourself.' Caitie Scott, director of the Mount Union Fund, is one of this year's Twenty under 40! honorees. The program recognizes young professionals in Stark.

Sign-ups are now open for kitchen volunteers in July. Volunteers will help package meals for Meals on Wheels Congregate Dining.

Scan this QR code or use this link: https://tinyurl.com/3rdx7dnw

Today we celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. On this day in 1865, 250,000 slaves were finally freed in Texas by the US Army, marking the end of the last bastion of slavery.

In observance of the holiday, the YWCA Alliance is closed and Meals on Wheels will not be delivered today. We will open again tomorrow, 6/20 at 9 AM.

Last week, YWCA Alliance Executive Director, Stacie Bacorn, and Program Director, Korena Pow, had the opportunity to attend YWCA USA's Leadership and Capacity Building Institute in Atlanta, Georgia.

Senior leadership from YWCA organizations across the country gathered here to participate in professional development, leadership empowerment, and networking.

Our YWCA Alliance leaders are now bringing back everything they learned to the rest of our staff. We're so grateful to have these opportunities from

It is halfway through Pride Month so here's a reminder to celebrate ALL month long and wear your pride every day!

URGENT NEED OF MEALS ON WHEELS VOLUNTEER DRIVERS:

We need regular drivers for
Monday Rt 7 (Congregate)
Tuesday Rt 6 (E Alliance /Sebring)
Wednesday Rt 7 (Congregate)
Thursday Rt 6 (E Alliance/Sebring)

Also, 1st (2) Tuesdays of the month Rt #3 (E Union to North end of Alliance all East Side)

Everyother Friday Route #2 (S of State st to W State St)

Please reach out to Korena Pow at (330)823-1840 option 2 for any additional information or questions.

Here are links to training videos:
Congregate::
https://youtu.be/laC3jC77GF4?si=G_CqBUR5hbQX_b8o

Home Delivered::
https://youtu.be/ZiF2h0ai3Xw?si=3UVmrAryFl9wqkLN

Congregate Meals on Wheels Training Video